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Actor Luiz Carlos Maciel

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Born: 1938-03-15

Dead: 79

From: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Luiz Carlos Maciel (Porto Alegre, March 15, 1938 - Rio de Janeiro, December 9, 2017) was a Brazilian philosopher, writer, journalist and screenwriter.

From: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Biography:

Luiz Carlos Maciel (Porto Alegre, March 15, 1938 - Rio de Janeiro, December 9, 2017) was a Brazilian philosopher, writer, journalist and screenwriter.

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O Barato de Iacanga 2019 ( 7.9)

Participants recall a series of festivals held on a farm in Brazil during the '70s and '80s that evolved into liberating celebrations of music.

Pitanga 2016 ( 5.6)

This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. His career spans over five decades, and he has worked with iconic Brazilian filmmakers Glauber Rocha, Cacá Diegues and Walter Lima Jr. He was a prominent figurehead and outspoken activist during the Brazilian dictatorship, a period of unrest in Brazilian cinema. "Pitanga" deep dives into the world of Antônio and the history of Brazil. The documentary was directed by his daughter Camila Pitanga, one of widely recognised faces in Brazilian television and cinema right now. The film is also a poem, and a tender ode to fatherhood.

The Big City 1966 ( 5.7)

In search of a better life, Luzia leaves the Northeast of Brazil and goes to Rio de Janeiro, looking for her fiance who went first to pave their way. Alone in the Marvelous City, she is forced to accept the friendship and protection of Calunga and, later, the company of Inácio.